"I think it's a mistake to draw a line in the sand at $250,000 during these tenuous times." Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) tells POLITICO she will not vote for any bill which kills tax cuts for America's wealthiest 2 percent.

Austan Goolsbee, Chair of Council of Economic Advisers

"We are growing, we are adding jobs, but we need to do more." The new chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Austan Goolsbee also tells POLITICO accusations that President Obama does not support the private market are 'totally bogus.'